'LIVE with Kelly and Michael' announces five finalists in 'LIVE's Top Fitness Instructor' contest

by jmaloni

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Mon, May 19th 2014 11:40 pm

During the week of May 26-30, hosts Kelly Ripa and
Michael Strahan will work out with the five trainers competing for the $10,000
grand prize

This morning on "LIVE
with Kelly and Michael," hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan announced the
five trainers chosen as finalists in the show's "LIVE's Top Fitness Instructor"
contest.

"LIVE's Top Fitness
Instructor" is a search for dedicated fitness professionals who develop
incredible routines, instructors who motivate their clients to overcome
obstacles, and those with unique and empowering methods.

Thousands of entries
were narrowed down to five finalists. "LIVE" has partnered with Emergen-C for
"Top Fitness Instructor Week," May 26-30, during which the finalists will
appear on "LIVE" and demonstrate their routines with Ripa and Strahan. After
the last finalist has been showcased, "LIVE's" viewers will vote on the show's
website (www.LiveKellyAndMichael.com)
for an overall grand prize winner, who will receive $10,000 in cash. Plus, each
finalist also will take home a $2,000 cash prize, and will be featured in a
future issue of Fitness Magazine.

The five finalists
are:

Tammy Harris of
Houston - A former member of the
Houston Rockets Power Dancer cheerleading squad, Harris has 25 years of
extensive dance training under her belt. She is certified as a personal trainer
by the Aerobics Fitness Association of America, and launched her own company,
Soul Grooves LLC, with the motto "Health and Wellness is a way of LIFE."

Before becoming a successful fitness instructor, Harris struggled with
her own weight challenges, and created Soul Grooves to stress the importance of
fitness, nutrition and behavioral changes to achieve physical and psychological
goals.

When she's not training, Harris enjoys her family, traveling and working
with charities.

Adam Shuty of New
York City - In college, Shuty double-majored in engineering
and martial arts. He moved to New York City and began moonlighting as a
personal trainer for extra money. Shuty's client list grew quickly and he
decided to quit his day job to pursue training full time. His motto is "the sky
is the limit" and he brings that motivation into each of his training sessions.

Shuty has 10 years of experience in tai chi, yoga and Chinese martial
arts, and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist from the National
Academy of Sports Medicine.

Sarah Tiefenthaler of
Santa Monica, California -Tiefenthaler
is a certified yoga instructor. She completed a 216-hour hatha yoga teacher
training certification in the jungles of Costa Rica, as well as a 75-hour power
yoga certification in California. In 2011, Tiefenthaler founded YOGAqua in
Marina Del Rey, fusing vinyasa yoga flow and stand up paddle boarding. Her
clients experience the benefits of both vinyasa flow and SUP under the sun and
on the ocean water.

Julie Wiesman of
Miami -Wiesman has a
bachelor's degree in exercise science and nutrition from the University of
Cincinnati. After school, she became a New York Knicks City Dancer (2007-09)
and a dancer for the Miami Heat (2009-10).

She has appeared as a dancer in films including "Rock of Ages" and "Step
Up 4." Because of her extensive background in dance and her passion for
fitness, Wiesman recently created the "Twerk + Werk" workout, which has become
popular in the Miami area.

Michael Wollpert of Chicago -Wollpert is a certified personal trainer and
the founder of the TRAINology Fitness studio in Chicago, which offers unique
classes that incorporate hiking, gliding and running modalities paired with
strength training. Wollpert was voted Best Indoor Cycle Instructor by Competitormagazine in 2010, and was awarded the
prestigious 1K medal for competing in and finishing five consecutive LOTOJA
Classics, a 206-mile cycling road race from Utah to Wyoming.